Position Detail:

Elkhart Fire Department
500 East Street
Elkhart, IN 46516

Elkhart County

574-293-8931
www.elkhartindiana.org

Hiring Information:


Position: Firefighter
Last Filing Date:  November 25, 2021
 

Special Instructions:  

 

Requirements

JOB SUMMARY
The purpose of this position is to have available on a 24-hour basis, a person specifically trained to respond to emergency situations involving fire, medical emergencies, hazardous materials or special rescues, and to provide support to fire prevention and public education efforts.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Maintain physical ability to perform required job duties.
Responds to all fires and emergency alarms.
Maintaining safety and efficiency within all operations.
Integrate risk management within all operational tasks.
Make risk decisions at the appropriate level in the chain of command, and not accepting or delegating unnecessary risks that will have a potential negative impact on life safety.
Maintain situational awareness in order to achieve operational safety and efficiency.
Inspect daily apparatus, equipment, and protective clothing on departmental grounds and station to insure proper order and condition.
Train during company or departmental drills, lectures, practical performance and demonstrations, ensuring crew safety and efficiency with operating all tools and equipment.
Recognizing safety concerns, along with providing assistance with establishing a safety mindset within the culture of the fire department.
Take part of in-service training, pre-plan public buildings, industry, business, hospitals and nursing homes, schools and places of public assembly.
Prepare records and reports of company responses to fires or other emergencies, personal actions, activities of the company and such other information as may be required.
Maintain full compliance adhering to the minimum standards of the position, Rules and Regulations and Standard Operating Procedures of the Department and/or direct orders.


EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Indiana Certified as NFPA Firefighter I/II (required to obtain within 1st year of employment)
Indiana State Licensed/Certified EMT (required to obtain within 1st year of employment)
Minimum of 21 years of age by date of appointment.
Absent of a felony conviction.
Established residence in accordance with Indiana State Code?s.
Complete all application requirements set forth by the Merit Commission.
Must have valid Indiana driver?s license.

PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND VISUAL SKILLS
Ability to exert heavy to extremely heavy, though not constant, physical effort, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, and the lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials weighing 20-50 lbs; may occasionally involve objects and materials up to and exceeding 165 pounds for distance.
Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, toxic agents, violence, disease or pathogenic substances.
Performance of essential functions may require life-or-death decisions based on circumstance beyond incumbent?s control; decisions may affect the general public and co-workers as well as incumbent.

WORKING CONDITIONS
The firefighter will perform at a professional level for the fields of suppression, rescue, fire preventions, training and Emergency Medical Services, which may occur under extreme and hazardous conditions.
Under the general supervision of the Battalion Chief, or another superior officer, the firefighter will perform such duties and activities as required by the department rules and regulations, codes, ordinances, state statutes and federal law.
The FLSA schedule applies to the position, as set in the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

 
Starting Salary:  $50,672.70.
Top Salary:   N/A
 
Contact:   City of Elkhart Central Fire Station
500 East Street

Elkhart, IN 46516

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Additional Department Details:

Annual Budget: N/A
Population Served: N/A
Number of Firefighters: N/A
 

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